K. B. Auto

K. B. Auto is at T 2422 on Elahi Baksh Road. We are right opposite Gali No. 11 in the Naiwala area of Karol Bagh. It is a very crowded spot, even for Delhi standards. There are always people moving about and boxes being unloaded from rickshaws. Our shop is quite narrow, so we have to use every inch of the walls to store our stock. We’ve been here for many years. Sometimes I think the building is held together by the spare parts we have stacked up. The street outside is usually a mess of mud or dust depending on the season. We don't have any air conditioning, so we just keep the doors open and hope for a breeze. It is just me and my brother running the place most days. We know most of our customers by their first names. We don't use any fancy billing systems. We just have a paper book where we note everything down. It works for us. Sometimes we have to spend a long time searching for a specific nut or bolt that a customer needs. We don't mind. It’s part of the job. We have a small stove in the back to make tea for ourselves and any friends who drop by. It’s a busy, cramped, and honest little shop. We just take each day as it comes. We stay open until the street lights come on.